Former president of Ireland Mary McAleese says partition was never intended to be permanent. Photograph: Colin Keegan, Collins
The ending of partition and the unification of Ireland can be “a really noble undertaking” that can offer “a new rising tide of energy and momentum”, former president of Ireland Mary McAleese has said.
“It raises the bar of human endeavour, human virtuousness, human kindness, and human good,” said Mrs McAleese, as she launched a book on unity by the Belfast-based writer, Ben Collins, The Irish Unity Dividend on Wednesday night.
Partition was never intended to be permanent
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